8 June David says
NZEI recently sent teachers to Finland have a listen to this interview with one of them on the podcast from radio New Zealand National. Its very interesting Education Lessons from FinlandFrances Nelson compares the educational system in Finland with our own File Size:7.1MB Date: (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +1200
May
Here are some recent articles that will assist your meaning making and
implementation of socio-cultural assessment for learning. Important!!! To view the articles below..
Right click on the reading and select "save target as" -
Continuity and whanau contribution to and participation in children's learning:
David says- Please note the pages on the PDF above are out of order-
I have divided the following into 3 parts for easy download.
Building Connections: Assessment and Evaluation Revisited in Theorising Early Childhood Pratice: Emerging Dialogues. Kessing-Styles, L. & Hedges, H. (Eds.) 2007
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize -- much less cultivate -- the talents of many brilliant people. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: "If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, please stop whatever you're doing and watch it now." Important * To watch this video it must buffer first. Click the on button and then go and make a cup of coffee or do the dishes. Once it has buffered it should play through without the start/stop happening.
Resources:
Kei Tua o te Pae Assessment for Learning Early Childhood Exemplars
Folder 2, Books 10 - 15 was distributed to services late 2007 and early 2008.
News Flash The way you order Ministry of Education resources and publications has changed.
From March 1 Wickliffe** and not Learning Mediawill provide customer services for Ministry of Education publications.
To order publications, phone 0800 660 662, fax 0800 660 663.
You will soon be able to order resources online or by email through a new ordering catalogue. Also – they should have copies of the Self Review Guidelines in stock bynow.
Regards Glynis
New from the Education Review Office:
The Quality of Assessment in Early Childhood Education
This report presents EROs findings on the quality of assessment in early childhood education. It identifies current quality
assessment practices in ECE settings and provides recommendations to improvement.
Your service should receive a copy. If you havn't received one or would like more copies contact your local ERO office.
August
11thMinistry of Education Websites for your information.
http://www.educate.ece.govt.nz/
http://www.lead.ece.govt.nz/default.htm
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/home
June
16thDispositions posters from the Learning Together Project
15th
Cluster Meeting 2 Power Point Presentation
http://www.niwa.cri.nz/services/free/tides
going to the beach check out what the tides are like
http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=farmhawkesbay
why not check out the seven day forecast while you're at it
June
8 JuneDavid says
NZEI recently sent teachers to Finland have a listen to this interview with one of them on the podcast from radio New Zealand National. Its very interesting
Education Lessons from FinlandFrances Nelson compares the educational system in Finland with our own File Size:7.1MB Date: (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +1200
May
Here are some recent articles that will assist your meaning making and
implementation of socio-cultural assessment for learning.
Important!!! To view the articles below..
Right click on the reading and select "save target as" -
Continuity and whanau contribution to and participation in children's learning:
David says- Please note the pages on the PDF above are out of order-
I have divided the following into 3 parts for easy download.
Building Connections: Assessment and Evaluation Revisited in
Theorising Early Childhood Pratice: Emerging Dialogues. Kessing-Styles, L. & Hedges, H. (Eds.) 2007
Assessment for Learning in the Compulsory Sectors
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize -- much less cultivate -- the talents of many brilliant people. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: "If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, please stop whatever you're doing and watch it now."
Important * To watch this video it must buffer first.
Click the on button and then go and make a cup of coffee or do the dishes. Once it has buffered it should play through without the start/stop happening.
Resources:
- Kei Tua o te Pae Assessment for Learning Early Childhood Exemplars
Folder 2, Books 10 - 15 was distributed to services late 2007 and early 2008.News Flash
The way you order Ministry of Education resources and publications has changed.
From March 1 Wickliffe** and not Learning Media will provide customer services for Ministry of Education publications.
To order publications, phone 0800 660 662, fax 0800 660 663.
You will soon be able to order resources online or by email through a new ordering catalogue.
Also – they should have copies of the Self Review Guidelines in stock by now.
Regards Glynis
- New from the Education Review Office:
The Quality of Assessment in Early Childhood EducationThis report presents EROs findings on the quality of assessment in early childhood education. It identifies current quality
assessment practices in ECE settings and provides recommendations to improvement.
Your service should receive a copy. If you havn't received one or would like more copies contact your local ERO office.